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As population disappeared, Pismo clam baffled scientists. ‘A mind of their own'

Some critters have more star power than others. It helps to be cute like sea otters or monarch butterflies. Or gracefully dangerous like great white sharks and mountain lions. Or edible like abalone ...
SanLuisObispo

Pismo clam population has been in decline for nearly a century. What happened?

Mrs. Dora J. Ryan of Santa Maria, enjoys the comforts of home as friends clam at Pismo Beach in January 1965. “Some 30 years ago I used to come here with my boys, but we didn’t have to go out far for ...
The Monterey County Herald

Beloved Pismo clams make a mystifying comeback

PISMO BEACH — Once a cherished local fishery, Pismo clams went missing from their namesake beach for decades. The treasured shellfish, however, are now making a steady, triumphant return. No one knows ...
AOL

Hampton Beach was awash in surf clams after storm: Here’s what you need to know

HAMPTON BEACH — One of the great advantages to living along the ocean are the amazing things that show up on the beach after a storm. We often forget that there is a whole world under the ocean waves ...
WSAW

Mom fined over $88,000 after kids collect clams from the beach

PISMO BEACH, Calif. (Gray News) – A woman in California was fined more than $88,000 after her kids collected dozens of clams from a beach. According to a report from KFSN, Charlotte Russ and her ...